whole new world

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Pen wakes up at about four in the afternoon. It takes her a few seconds to remember why she's here, but then she remembers and starts looking for Cindy.

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[manofmyword]

Good.

[campanas]

Cookies cookies cookies. She picks them right up off the pan; it doesn't burn her.

[manofmyword]

He's noticed that things don't tend to hurt her. But she did mention she was safe.

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Pen stops at four cookies.

"Now what?"

[manofmyword]

"Mm... I think I'll go to sleep," he says.

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Pen considers this idea.

Pen yawns and goes to change into her nightgown.

[manofmyword]

It's pajamas today for Cindy. He flops onto a couch again. The couch is kind of small for him, but he seems comfy there.

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Pen flops onto the bed, wingtips in opposite corners, hugging a pillow, and sleeps.

[manofmyword]

The next morning, Cindy wakes up before she does. He makes breakfast.

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Pen wakes up to kitchen noises. "What is breakfast?" she asks, almost philosophically, stretching as she opens her eyes.

[manofmyword]

"French toast!" he says cheerfully.

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"What is?" She heads into the kitchen to get a look at it.

[manofmyword]

He hands her a plate with a French toast on it.

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Pen eats some.

"Is interesting," she says. She eats some more. "Crispy soft."

[manofmyword]

"I like it," he says. He finishes the last toast, serves it to himself, and brings the plate with the rest of the toasts piled on it to the counter. There is also most of the same stuff out that there was with the waffles.

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Pen experiments with topping combinations. She seems to really like maple-and-blueberries.

[manofmyword]

Experimenting is fun! He has a different combination of things on each toast.

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Pen is full after two toasts.

"Now go flying place?" she asks.

[manofmyword]

"When I'm done," he says. Half a toast to go! He washes it down with the rest of his previously unmentioned glass of milk. "All right, c'mon."

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Pen follows him. "Fly there? No airplanes day?"

[manofmyword]

"Nope. Drive there," he says.

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Pen makes a face. "Ew."

[manofmyword]

"Aw, it's not that bad. I hope not, anyway."

[campanas]

"Been in a truck one time. Bleah."

[manofmyword]

He closes the window behind them and, for a change, goes to where there is a door in the middle of the roof. It's locked, but not for long. Inside, there are stairs; he takes her down the stairs into the dimly lit parking garage, and from there all the way to the back, where there is a dark blue minivan. He extracts the keys from his pocket, unlocks the vehicle, and rolls open the door for her. Inside, the backs have been removed from the middle row of seats.